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Discover a simple yet essential piece of equipment for life at sea in this quick YT short: the lee cloth. Learn how this unassuming piece of fabric can prevent you from falling out of your berth while underway, ensuring your safety and comfort on a sailboa...

Sorry this episode is a bit short, the next one definitely makes up for it! We are trekking all around Mahon trying to find passport offices and officials so we can check out of Menorca and the EU as a whole because since Britain left the EU we can now onl...

For visitor information and to watch the video Ben mentions in the intro, visit this page: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome We say saloon, some say salon... we say lapstrake, some say clinker... we're not calling the whole thing off. Boat t...

This video ends with Carolyn's excitement to sit on the frame she built for one of the saloon setees and we'll get a glimpse of Steve laying down on his future berth thanks to all the work shown in this week's episode. A water tank will go inside the spa...

Docking and departing your slip or just handling in close quarters can be a real stressor. Today we are going to demonstrate confined quarters handling, dealing with wind, and med mooring a 41 foot Seawind 1260 Catamaran. These principles and techniques ap...

Learn how to leave a dock the easy way. Why make things difficult for yourself? There are many ways to leave a dock but this way is the easiest. Watch the video and learn how now. And after that, grab your checklist on the website here: https://sailingbrit...

Up goes the insulation, down goes my courage after discovering it takes much longer than anticipated. Knowing that my v-berth will be much more comfortable this winter is what's keeping me going right now ;) The house still hasn't sold, but I should have a...

Painting the vertical "stringers". Things are starting to shape up! I have no doubt I'll be nice and toasty up in my v-berth this winter. Fingers crossed the house will sell soon so I can move aboard the boat!

I finally get to epoxy in the stringers in my v-berth. Soon I'll have a nice and comfortable v-berth to sleep in when I move aboard the boat. A little bit of insulation should go a long way in making life aboard more comfortable this coming winter. A big t...

Sanding, MORE sanding! What was I thinking!?

Sanding sucks! I finish sanding the inside of the hull in preparation for putting up stringers and wooden slats (called ceiling aboard a boat). Thanks to the awesome comments on my previous video I've learned that pine is not the best species of wood for t...

I want to add more insulation and also wooden slats in my V-berth. Once I move aboard the boat I want to be as comfortable as possible during the long cold winter. In this video, I remove strips of the old insulation to make room for the stringers I'll be ...